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2. www.theartstory.org › artist › cocteau-jeanJean Cocteau Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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   Summary of Jean Cocteau. Jean Cocteau worked across almost every artistic discipline, exploring writing, painting and drawing, theatre and film, linking disparate forms of art making in explorations of myth, contemporary life, dream and sexual identity.

   • Nationality: French
   • Birth Date: July 5, 1889

   • Place Of Birth: Maisons-Laffitte, France
   • Death Date: October 11, 1963

3. www.moma.org › artists › 1168Jean Cocteau | MoMA

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   Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: KOK-toh, US: kok-TOH, French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jean_CocteauJean Cocteau - Wikipedia

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   Jean Cocteau. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ( UK: / ˈkɒktoʊ / KOK-toh, US: / kɒkˈtoʊ / kok-TOH, French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost artists of the surrealist, avant ...

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   What did Jean Cocteau do?

   • Jean Cocteau worked across almost every artistic discipline, exploring writing, painting and drawing, theatre and film, linking disparate forms of art making in explorations of myth, contemporary life, dream and sexual identity. Cocteau began as a poet but aspired toward the creation of worlds into which an audience could be immersed.

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   Was Jean Cocteau a surrealist?

   • Jean Cocteau's work is regularly described as 'surreal,' though he was never affiliated with the Surrealist group. Cocteau, like the Surrealists, was interested in exploring dreams and the unconscious and his mythologization of everyday life is similar to that of key figures such as Louis Aragon and Luis Buñuel, with whom he was on friendly terms.

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   How did Georges Cocteau make money?

   • Georges Cocteau introduced his son to drawing and the child earnt pocket money by selling his drawings to his grandfather. Jean Cocteau was ten when his father committed suicide, which created a harsh division between childhood and adult existence with which he would struggle throughout his life.

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   How old was Jean Cocteau when his father died?

   • Jean Cocteau was ten when his father committed suicide, which created a harsh division between childhood and adult existence with which he would struggle throughout his life. After his father's death, Cocteau was enrolled at the Lycée Condorcet, a private school.

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6. www.artic.edu › collectionJean Cocteau | The Art Institute of Chicago

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   The Collection. Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. Artworks. Publications. Research. Show Filters. On view. 15 results. Jean Cocteau. Clear all. Frog, Mouse, Lizards, 1936.

7. www.metmuseum.org › cocteauJean Cocteau - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   By the 1920s Cocteau’s writings and drawings, which he had started making around 1917, played a key role in modernism’s return to classical themes. Like many other artists and poets during this time period, he demonstrated a renewed interest in Catholicism spearheaded by the philosopher Jacques Maritain.

8. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionJean Cocteau | Le Livre Blanc | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   Dimensions: Overall: 11 1/8 x 9 x 3/4 in. (28.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm) Classification: Books. Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1952. Accession Number: 52.546.14. Rights and Reproduction: © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Learn more about this artwork. Drawings and Prints at The Met.

9. www.artic.edu › artists › 34001Jean Cocteau | The Art Institute of Chicago

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   Master Drawings Unveiled: 25 Years of Major Acquisitions Aug 27, 2016 – Jan 29, 2017